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Demographics further darken Italy’s economic prospects

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ITALY

An ageing population and weak demand for legal migration pose risks to Italy’s long-term economic outlook

COVID-19 will hold back longer EU life expectancy

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EU

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the trend adding years to average life expectancy, especially in the eastern EU

Problems of obesity will spread in the EU’s east

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EU

EU member states in the east are failing to tackle the growing problem of populations defined as overweight

Greece will struggle to reverse ‘brain drain’

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GREECE

Net emigration of Greek nationals is slowing, but weak economic fundamentals are pushing out others, too

Population change will have an uneven impact in Europe

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EUROPE

Ageing population dynamics will pose different social, economic and political challenges for European governments

Poverty in Southern Europe will have political effects

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EUROPE

Ten years after the crisis, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Spain still have some of the highest poverty rates in the EU

Some may escape EU joblessness in tertiary education

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EUROPE

High tertiary education rates in unemployment blackspots will not necessarily mean a more highly skilled workforce later